code switch

A form of code-switch — To alternate between two or more languages, typically in spoken conversation.

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Meanings

verbcode switch (third-person singular simple present code switches, present participle code switching, simple past and past participle code switched)

present singular third person code switches · participle present code switching · participle past code switched · past code switched

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of code-switch.
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APA

code switch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/code%20switch

MLA

“code switch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/code%20switch. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “code switch,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/code%20switch.

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